Glass and Steel Canopy, Manchester City Centre

5 October 2019 · Manchester

A curved glass-and-steel canopy sweeps diagonally across the facade of a Manchester city centre shopping complex, its lattice framework pushing geometry to the foreground. Shot from street level looking up, the teal-tinted glazing catches the flat overcast light and holds it against the stone cladding and brick above. The canopy does the structural work of the building's entrance — sheltering the high street below while turning itself into the loudest architectural statement on the block. Steel, glass, and an overcast Manchester sky: a combination that rarely disappoints.